Dell C9000 Series Networking Configuration Manual page 167

Field Description
system clears the poll bit and sets the final bit in its response. The poll and final bits are
used during the handshake and in Demand mode (refer to
Detection The number of packets that must be missed in order to declare a session down.
Multiplier
Length The entire length of the BFD packet.
My Discriminator A random number generated by the local system to identify the session.
Your Discriminator A random number generated by the remote system to identify the session.
Discriminator values are necessary to identify the session to which a control packet
belongs because there can be many sessions running on a single interface.
Desired Min TX The minimum rate at which the local system would like to send control packets to the
Interval remote system.
Required Min RX The minimum rate at which the local system would like to receive control packets from
Interval the remote system.
Required Min Echo The minimum rate at which the local system would like to receive echo packets.
RX
Authentication An optional method for authenticating control packets.
Type,
Authentication
Length,
Authentication
Data
Two important parameters are calculated using the values contained in the control packet.
Transmit interval Transmit interval is the agreed-upon rate at which a system sends control packets.
Each system has its own transmit interval, which is the greater of the last received
remote Desired TX Interval and the local Required Min RX Interval.
Detection time Detection time is the amount of time that a system does not receive a control packet,
after which the system determines that the session has failed. Each system has its own
detection time.
NOTE: The Dell Networking OS does not currently support multi-point sessions,
Demand mode, authentication, or control plane independence; these bits are
always clear.
NOTE: The Dell Networking OS does not currently support the echo function.
NOTE: The Dell Networking OS does not currently support the BFD
authentication function.
• In Asynchronous mode: Detection time is the remote Detection Multiplier
multiplied by greater of the remote Desired TX Interval and the local Required Min
RX Interval.
• In Demand mode: Detection time is the local Detection Multiplier multiplied by
the greater of the local Desired Min TX and the remote Required Min RX Interval.
BFD
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
Sessions).
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